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Victoria. — This Ib one of the most vahiable of medium sized cur- 

 rants. The bush is one of the strongest growers we have, upright 

 and rerj productive. The buds have a peculiar bluish-gray color, 

 quite characteristic of this variety, as is also the cluster of well 

 formed buds at the end of the shoot. Foliage rather pale green. 

 The fruit has a bright red color, and is medium or above in size. 

 Clusters good medium length (see Plate YI, figure 5) , pulp rather 

 mild acid. The fruit is late in coloring and will keep on the bushes 

 in good condition later than either Cherry or Red Dutch. 



Wilder. — From F. Ford <& Sons, Ravenna, 0., 1892. Bush 

 vigorous, upright. Fruit medium to very large, averaging large. 

 JN^ot 60 uniform in size as Fay. (See Plate YII, figure 2.) Fine 

 color, somewhat lighter than Fay, and remains bright and attractive 

 till very late in the season. Flavor mild for a red currant. Quality 

 good. It has not been fruited here long enough to justify a report 

 as to its productiveness. 



This is a seedling of the Versaillaise. It originated about 

 eighteen years ago with E. Y, Teas, Irvington, Ind., by whom it 

 was named and disseminated to a limited extent as the Wilder, 

 Mr. Teas' stock was then purchased by Mr. S. D. Willard, Geneva. 

 ]^. Y., and the variety was then catalogued as President Wilder. 



Discussion of Yakieties. 



The yields of the red currants at this Station that are in full bear- 

 ing may be compared by consulting the following table, which shows 

 the average yield per plant in pounds for the last three seasons com- 

 bined : 



Average yield 

 Name. per plant. 



Cherry 5. 15 



Fay 4.70 



Gloire des Sablons 2.07 



London Red 7.14 



Prince Albert 8.86 



Yictoria 6.25 



It appears from this table that, for this locality at least, the Cherry 

 is superior to Fay in productiveness and it still holds its place as one 

 of the most desirable of the large fruited red currants for the com- 

 mercial grower. Fay yields the longer bunches, more uniformly large 



